Kyle Seager’s wife Julie Seager

Biogenesis has made it tough for MLB to squeak out positive headlines. Despite exciting playoff battles, and incredible individual performances, the world is (rightly) focused on the Biogenesis PED scandal. Fortunately Kyle Seager’s wife Julie Seager has helped provide at least one story to make baseball fans smile this week.

Julie Seager took to Twitter to post a letter written to Kyle from a young Astros fan. During the Mariners recent road trip to Houston, Seager lost his bat which flew into the stands, landing on the lap of young fan Lyle Raymond. Unlike most fans in that position, Raymond gave the bat back to Seager as to not disturb his current 15 game hitting streak. The letter (which has been taken down from the Twitter account because people for some unknown and illogical reason began attacking Julie over this), reads:

My name is Lyle Raymond. Your bat landed on me. I am OK. Thanks for giving me the thumbs up when you were on first base. I like the Astros but will cheer you on too. I gave back your bat because you had a big hitting streak with that bat. I hope you have more hits with that bat. Your fan, Lyle.

Kyle and Julie Seager are both from North Carolina, but are obviously setting up shop in Washington with Kyle serving as one of the M’s key cogs to their rebuilding process. Julie is a regular participant in Mariners wives charity events, and embraces her ties to Seattle, denouncing her Cowboys allegiance in favor of the Seahawks. Kyle and Julie are expecting their first child in November, and were married on December 10, 2011.

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Dearest Julie Lyle was wonderful in returning kyles bat and what he said . We know all the Seager family. Our sons use to play baseball , soccer and basketball with them. You give that handsome husband of yours a big hug and tell him we are beaming with pride for him and his accomplishments. And you continue being you, there will always be somebody that’s negative , tell kyle we wish him and his brothers continued success . Sincerely Anne, Terry, Jason and Justin Kerbe

I am a big fan of the Seattle Mariners and a bigger fan of Kyle’s. I have a few friends who play and work for the Mariners and have met you a couples of times on a few of the M’s road trips. Courtesy of Rick Griffin, Ron Spellecy, Billy Sepich, and Rob Nodine, I usually sit in the second row right next to the M’s dugout for many of the games. I am from Minnesota and Kyle know who I am. I cannot speak for him as a husband or father, but if he is anything like a baseball player he is one of the kindest and most humble person I know. He always has time for me and other fans and always comes out to see me when I am at the games. My wife and I have been fortunate enough to have travelled to a few cities to watch the Mariners play. We have been to New York, Boston, Kansas City, Tampa Bay, Milwaukee, and Seattle. I have a special gift that I want to give to Crue. The Mariners will be coming to Minnesota in the middle of the season and I will give it to Kyle at that time. You can give it to him for his second birthday. My wife and I have been married for 57 years. We hope that you have the same success in your marriage as we do. Congratulations to Kyle and the entire Seager family on Kyle’s new contract. A contract that was well deserved.